CVE-2023-27349 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-27349

BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code via Bluetooth on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19908.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BlueZ
Vulnerable Versions:
5.66

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2024
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-129

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact